Infant&#39;s band



March 25 ,v 1924.

H. L. REDMOND INFANT S BAND Filed May 2, ).922

Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

UNITED STATE-s PATENr-ou-ica Y HABRIET LYONS REDMOND, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE WIL- LIAM CARTER COMPANY, OF NEEDHAM HEIGHTS, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPOBA- TION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

-INFANTS BAND.

Application led May 2, 1622.' Serial No. 557,917..

T o all 'whom t .may concern:

Mono, a citiren of the United States, and a resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Im rovement in Infants Bands, of which the fo lowing descri tion, in connection with the accompanying rawngs, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to infants undergarments and particularly to infants bands or shirts, to the lower portion of which a. diaper or the like is adapted to be attached.

In order that the principle of the invention may be readily understood I have disclosed a single embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is a lan View of the front of the 2o garment, partially broken away at the lower portion; and

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, they band or shirt in its entirety is indicated at 1. The band is preferably of knitted material having the wales 2 extending lengthwise of the band or shirt rather than transversely thereof. This construction renders the band highly elastic in a transverse direction. l with a "trunk or body portion 3 shown as a seamless tubular member, at the upper extremity of which are provided shoulder straps 4 preferably formed integral with the bod portion, the wales thereof likewise exten ing lon 'tudinally of the garment. The upper'and ower edges of the body portion and the edges of said shoulder straps are reinforced or protected in any suitab e manner as by elastic seamin 5 or other suitable sewing operation. In t is manner the edge is of the same degree of elasticity as the body portion of the garment.

The band or shirt 1 is provided with means for attaching a diaper or like member. I am aware that it has been heretofore proposed to provide tabs at the front and rear for a similar purpose, but the structure herein disclosed has been found highly efficient in practical use and possesses certain advantages which I will hereinafter point out.

In order to accomplish this purpose I have provided a flap-like member 6, clearly Be it known that I, HARRIET L'roNsvRnD-` lformed of a plurality of thicknesses, and

The band is formedy seen in Fig. 1 and in section in Fig. 2. Said flap-like member 6 preferably consists of a strip of knitted material such as cotton or other suitable arn, forming afabric of suitable texture or receiving and supporting pins or like attaching means, not shown, for a diaper or napkin. Said flap-like member 6 may beknitted as an integral continuous band or as a strip united at its ends to form a continuous member and is preferably herein two thicknesses of knitted material 'l'l and 8 folded upon themselves at at 9 and provided with an elastic seaming or binding 10 similar to the seaming 5 of the body 70 portion of the band. Obviously said iap 6 may be formed of one, or several separate strips of .fabric united by seaming at their lower ed Said under face of the body portion of the band 1 near the lowerl extremity thereof, by an elastic seaming 11 extending transversel about the band and assing throu h botlvi thicknesses 7 and 8 o? the fia mem r 6 at 80 the upper edge thereof. In t is manner the normal or desirable elasticity of the band or shirt is in no way impaired, so thatthe garment where the flap is secured is substantially as expansible laterally as at any other point. Obviously the reinforcing flap 6 may be attachedupon the outer face of the body portion of the garment but the arrangement above described is found preferable. The lower edge 9 of the flap-like member 6 desirably is unattached to the body portion of the garment as is clearl seen in Fig. 2. The reinforcing flap 6 pre erably extends downwardl approximately to the lower edge of the bo portion of the band 1 but not below it, w ereby a. pleasing, finished appearance is given to the band. i

By the provision of a continuously extending reinforcing member or 'flap for receiving the pins or other means for attaching the diaper or like member the pull upon the band is distributed more evenlv about the entire lower portion thereof. oreover the diaper attaching means may be fastened to the band at any point about its lower rear as s heretofore been the practice so Bp-like member 6 is secured\to the 75 far as I am aware. The above described construction thus adapts the band for use with any of the various styles of diapers or like members, and to the various methods of attachin the same. Moreover by the provision o a continuous reinforcing member thediaper attaching means such as pins `will not wear upon the garment at one or two,

points onl as is the case when small tabs are provi ed. Said continuous ap. may A obviousl be removed and replacedif worn by pnnm of the diaper thereto and also a'ords a ditional warmth and protection for the abdomen of the-wearer.

f Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, I desire lit to be understood thaty although specific'terms are 4 employed they are used in a generic and descrlptive sense and without purposes of l1mitatlon, the scop -forth in the fol owing claims.

Claims- Y 1. An infants shirt or band having an undivided tubularelastic body portion and a a continuous relatively narrow Hap-like e of the invention being set member of? substantially the same elasticity as said bod portion elastically seamed at Y its .upper e ge only upon one face of said body portion at a distance above its lower edge at least e ual to the width of said fap- 3o like member, e latter being adapted toreceive diaper attaching means at any int or y peints circumferentially of the band.)0

2. An infants shirt or band havin a seamless, tubular, knit body portion the Fow-- 85 er edge thereof being vformed as substantiall a straight line transversely of the ban a narrow continuous strip comprising a pluralit of thicknesses of knitted fabric secured a ong the upper ede only thereof 40 upon the inner face of sai body portion. and terminatin Ashort of said straight lower edge of the y portion, said strip being adapted to receive pins or the like for the attachment of a diaper at any oint or points crcumferentially of the band. In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

' nannies; -nYoNs REDMOND. 

